Side-delivery rake



E. MOWRY S IDE DELIVERY RAKE Feb.- 14, 1928.

Filed Jan. 11, 1923 Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES EDWARD MOWRY,

VESTER COMPANY,

01 BOOK FALLS, ILLINOIS,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNQR TO INTERNATIONAL EAR- A CORI'ORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SIDE-DELIVERY RAKE.

Application filed Ianuary11,

This invention relates to side delivery rakes and tedders and more particularly to the means for controlling the angularity of the rake teeth and for vertically adjusting the raking mechanism with respect to the round.

One of the objects of the present invent on is to improve and simplify the construction of the rake teeth controlling mechan1sm.

Another object is to provid for controlling the angularity of the teeth whereby the raking mechanism may be verticall adjusted without affecting to any consi erable degree the angularity of t-he teeth. This and other objects are obtained by a construction of such means as levers or equivalent mechanism and a bar having a plurality of rollers on which a cam is mounted for controlling the angularity' of $9 the rake teeth.

One embodiment trated in the accompanying in these drawings- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of my 85 improved controlling and ad usting mechamsm' Fig. 2 is a side elevational view taken on the lines 22 .in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the cam construction and the parts associated therewith Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner in which the rotary rake frame shaft is mounted in its adjustable bearing; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the crank construction of the rotary rake frame an also showing the manner in which the rake teeth are connected to the rake frame.

My improved rake teeth controlling and adjusting mechanism is shown embodied 1n the construction of a side delivery rake and tedder of the type now generally 1n use. This'construction comprises a main frame 10, only part of which is shown, mounted 4.5 on the axle 11 which in turn is supported by the carrying wheels 12, only one of which is shown. The rake proper is carried by the diagonally disposed rearwardly extending frame members 13 connected at their inner 5o ends to the frame 10 and also secured to a diagonal brace 14 which is rigidly mounted on the main frame. Suitable driving mechanism for the combined machine is provided and in this stance consists of bevel gears 15 and 16 loosely mounted on the axle 11 of my invention is illusdrawings and known means, in this particular case e a construction.

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- The lever 27 has a crank 1928. Serial No. 611,918.

and meshing with a bevel gear 17 carried by a bracket 18 secured to the brace 14. The bevel gear '17 is formed integrally with the sprocket 19 which is connected by means of a drive chain 20 to a sprocket 21 carried on and fixed to the inner end of the rake shaft 22. The bevel gears 15 and 16 are connected to the main axle 11 by any bwell a clutch member (not shown) splined to the shaft 11. This clutch member is adapted to be swung into engagement with the driving gears 15 and 16 as desired by means of a shi per mechanism 23, only part of which It should be understood that-the specific mechanism above described is not necessaryfor the successful operation of this invention as any other suitable construction may be The inner end of the rake shaft 22 adjacent the sprocket 21 is supported in a bearing box 24 which is adjustably supported in a bracket 25 secured to the brace 14 by means of bolts 26. The rotary rakecylinder is adjusted in the bracket 25 by a hand op erating lever 27 pivoted to the brace 14 at 28. 29 rigidly secured thereto. The free end of the crank 29 is connected by means of an car 30 and a link 31 to the bearing box 24. By this construc- ,tion, it will be readily understood that by adjusting the lever 27 to various positions on its adjusting rack 32, the raking cylinder will be adjusted with respect to the ground. The raking cylinder includes the usual spider 33 fixed to the rake shaft 22. Pivotally mounted on the outer ends of the spider arms 33 are the usual rake bars 34 having secured thereto at regular intervals rake teeth 35. The forward ends of the rake bars 34 are provided with cranks 36. The free ends of these cranks are pivotally connected to the usual cam spider 37 which controls the angularity of the teeth 35 on the rake bars 34.

The mechanism which forms the essential part of the present invention comprises the means for controlling or adjusting the angularity of the rake teeth 35. This includes a. normally horizontally disposed bar 38 positioned adjacent the forward side of the cam 37. The bar 38 is provided with two oppositely disposed rollers 39 and 40. The rollers 39 and 40 are positioned within 110 and engage the cam surface 41 and maintain t e cam eccentrically with respect to the rake shaft 22. The rollers 39 and 40 are held in engagement with the cam 37 by means of washers and bolts 42. Pivotally mounted on the shaft 22 adjacent the bearing box 24 is a collar 43. The collar 43 is provided w1th an upwardly extending ear 44. The car 44 is pivotally connected the rollers 39 and 40 to the bar 38 at 45. By this construction, it will be understood that the bar 38 is pivotally connected to the v rake shaft 22. The angularity of therake teeth is controlled by means of the lever 46 pivoted to the brace 14 by means of a bracket 47. The lever may be adjust-ably secured in various ositions of adjustment by the segment rac 48 formed on the bracket 47.

. Rigidly related to the lever 46 is a crank 49, d

the free end of which is pivotally connected to the bar 38 for adjusting the cam 37 and thereby controlling the angularity of the rake teeth.

From the above description and illustrations, it will beseen that a simple and eflicient construction for controlling and ad justing the cam, and thereby the angle of the teeth, has been provided and other ad .vantages resulting from the simplicity of construction will obvious.

While I have in the above specification described one embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that modification may be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.

" ried by said adjustable relative to said shaft 'for con- What I claim is: 1. In a combined tedder, a supporting and driving Wheel, a rotary frame, a rake shaft, rake teeth carframe, a spider eccentrically trolling the movement of said rake teeth as said frame is rotated, and a substantially intermediate side delivery rake and.

masses rovided with rollrake teeth carried @n the frame, a cam rotated by connections with the frame for controlling the movement of said rake teeth as said frame is rotated, and means including a horizontally disposed bar linked intermediately of its ends to the shaft for engaging and supporting said cam andcontrolling the angularity of said rake teeth upon movement of the bar.

3. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a supporting wheel, a rake shaft, a rotary frame mounted on said rake shaft, riving connections for rotating said rake shaft and frame from said supporting wheel, rake teeth carriedby the rotary frame, a cam positioned eccentrically with respect to said rake shaft, a collar mounted on said rake shaft adjacent said cam, and means positioned diametrically across said cam and pivoted to said collar for supporting the cam andhcontrolling the angularity of said rake teet v 4. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a supporting wheel, a rake shaft, a rotary frame mounted on said rake shaft,

driving connections between said supporting EDWARD MOWRY. 

